The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) reported today that the country's economic growth in 2013 will be less than 4% projected in the macroeconomic program, after detecting an error in a computer...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Latin America and the Caribbean saw lower activity during 2012, with a slowdown in foreign trade in the region as result of the recession in Europe and slower growth in the U.S. and...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The economic slowdown felt in the country has begun to reflect on credit demand in the domestic financial system.
Public and private banks agree that the decision to postpone productive sectors investments is the...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The President of Panama, Ricardo Martellini went to Rome last week to receive an acknowledgment that the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO) for Panama’s work in reducing malnutrition.
According to Martinelli,...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The long planned project for a Nicaragua Canal has been on the table for nearly one hundred years, and now will become a reality with the help of China. The idea started when...
A strong earthquake recorded at 11:34 a.m. minutes on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 was felt in several parts of Costa Rica. According to preliminary data from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) the erthquake had a...
Harold Eugene Smith who was arrested for an expired tourist visa in Costa Rica during a routine check by Immigration Police, was found to be wanted in the U.S.by the FBI for the rape of a 13-year-old.
News site,CRHoy.com, who...
President Barack Obama has attempted to move forward in regards to Latin America during the last couple months but now has to translate into concrete support and targeted goals and go beyond visits and rhetoric.
This week Obama received Peruvian...
Latin America News - The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro promoted the Law for Disarmament and Arms and Munitions Control, adopted this week in the National Assembly.
"I want to thank the National Assembly for final approval of the law...
Latin America News - This week the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, passed a bill that encourages the construction of solar power plants.
According to a statement from the presidency of the country, the goal is to mitigate the effects...
